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Vinicio Perez is a very experienced bird guide, with excellent English. His small lodge has great meals and nice rooms and the location is gorgeous in the hills above Mindo with vistas of clouds and very scenic and totally peaceful. And the birds... this is birder paradise !! Vinicio knows all the birds you may want to see in this...

From what I gathered, the family has just bought this property but are quite comfortable running it. They are in the process of setting up a new TripAdvisor account to separate themselves from the old owners, but I figured I'd post here in case anyone read this page looking for reviews on the new BirdWatcher's.
The owners are very friendly...

Apparently there are new owners of this place, so some of the earlier comments may not apply fully right now. I found thenstaff very nice and helpful and the rooms large and bright, without some of the mold/humidity problems that this wet climate can foster. Also, they served a good breakfast, but for birdwatchers wishing to get an early start...

We stayed at Birdwatchers House for a few nights while we explored Mindo for the first time. It is clean and bright with big rooms. We got a nice brekkie each morning and the owner Vinicio has a wealth of info on the local birds. It was a good base for exploring the area.

Great hotel for starting your bird watching trip. The owner and staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The inside of the hotel was not really our cup of tea, but who goes to Mindo to stay indoors? Especially worthwhile are the birding books in the restaurant. The owner knows a lot about the local birds and speaks English, with the...

I stayed there with some friends, after some people recommended me the place, we had a good time and the owner took us on a trip to see the local birds, which was a great experience... highly recommended

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